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also fetich
1
as in problem
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
dieting seems to be a fetish with some people
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2
as in talisman
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
an archaeologist discovering an old animal tooth that may have been worn as a fetish
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Recent Examples of fetish
Pueblo artists sell their handiwork daily in the courtyard, and the center’s gift shop displays authentic Pueblo jewelry, pottery, clothing and textiles, fetishes, and more.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Suddenly adrift following the disappearance of her sleazy father, Yasmin starts a relationship with Henry Muck — an aristocrat with a urine fetish.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Chastity can be practiced as an extremely private fetish!
—Mikelle Street, Them, 9 Oct. 2024
Jake’s made an occupational fetish of going where the danger is.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2024
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Suddenly adrift following the disappearance of her sleazy father, Yasmin starts a relationship with Henry Muck — an aristocrat with a urine fetish.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Chastity can be practiced as an extremely private fetish!
—Mikelle Street, Them, 9 Oct. 2024
Jake’s made an occupational fetish of going where the danger is.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetish
Noun
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This has presented the astronomy community with a problem.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Most years, the Jets and Everton are in the shadows of the other teams in their city, the Giants and Liverpool, while injury problems to star players are another common theme.—
Eduardo Tansley,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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There’s no point in beating around the bush: Your best bet could be backing BVB talisman Serhou Guirassy to find the back of the net.—
Julia Ranney,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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In this type of memoir, books are generally held up as life-changing talismans.—
Kristen Martin,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The obsession with lineage is at odds with the solidarity of the Middle Passage, which created new forms of kinship.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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The work, a cheeky take on America’s obsession with pop culture and internet discourse, brought an immediate smile to my face.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Duolingo’s make-believe owl mascot Duo dies by Cybertruck in new TikTok These videos are bringing joy to the internet: Inside 'The Jennifer Hudson Show' Spirit Tunnel Bill to rename Greenland to 'Red, White and Blueland' introduced by Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter What does Presidents Day commemorate?—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Duo is not the first brand mascot to die around the Super Bowl.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
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But while cleanliness is a virtue, germ fixation is not.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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For anyone with sharp recollections of the heady rush of first love and the obsessive fixation on one person to the exclusion of all else, Dreams will strike chords.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ancient Egyptian amulet discovered by 12-year-old girl while hiking on family trip During a family trip near an archaeological site in Hod Hasharon, Israel, Dafna Filshteiner discovered an ancient amulet dating back approximately 3,500 years.—
Sophia Compton,
Fox News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Part of his stash included gold amulets from a funerary set, a relief with the cartouche of a Ptolemaic king that was originally part of a royal building or temple, and wooden tomb model figures with linen garments dating to approximately 1900 BCE, prosecutors said.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Diet monitoring apps were linked to intentionally self-regulating caloric intake (dietary restraint), a preoccupation with food, and eating concerns.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Feb. 2025
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But Rankin also knows that language is a Canadian preoccupation.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Spencer Platt | Getty Images Retail investors haven’t traded stocks this much since another mania took over Wall Street three years ago.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
19 Feb. 2025
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Comments Eleven years ago, hipster mania hit America.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Fetish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetish. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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